A new victory for the pro-life movement is represented by a new law passed by the local state Senate in Texas, with Republicans in the majority, that gives citizens the right to sue anyone who facilitates the abortion pill (otherwise known as the morning-after pill).

The bill, passed in late August by the state House of Representatives, must now be signed by conservative Governor Greg Abbott.

Although the bill does not provide for prosecution against women who seek to obtain these pills, the bill prohibits the prescribing, manufacturing or mailing of abortion pills.

“This law is about protecting the little baby growing in its mother’s womb,” Republican Senator Brian Hughes said in a post on X.

“This law is about ensuring that Big Pharma can no longer ship toxic pills to Texas solely to inflate their profits at the expense of life,” the conservative senator added.

What Texas abortion law provides

Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, about 20 states have banned or severely restricted access to voluntary termination of pregnancy. Texas, which is one of the most conservative states, bans all abortions, including incest or rape, except in cases of life-threatening or severely disabling conditions for the mother.

A New York doctor was recently fined $100,000 in Texas and faces criminal charges in Louisiana for remotely prescribing abortion pills to patients residing in those southern states.

In Texas, a man sued a California doctor last July, accusing him of sending abortion pills to his girlfriend.